Tuesday 14 October 2014

China ramps up spying on Australian business

"Mandiant, a cyber security firm famous for identifying a Chinese military group called “APT1” that spied on hundreds of global targets, claims it has “definitive new evidence” that high-end Chinese hackers have been stealing secrets from Australian companies this year."



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“Terrorist” sword seized in Australian police raids is plastic - World Socialist Web Site

"The Fairfax press revealed last week that the inscribed Arabic sword seized during unprecedented police raids on September 18—and portrayed by the media as the weapon that would be used in an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS)-inspired plot to kidnap a random person and behead them in the street—was actually a plastic ornament. "



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Australian security laws ‘a threat to future of journalism’, says press body | Australia news | theguardian.com

The world’s leading newspaper body, representing more than 18,000 publications in 120 countries, has singled out Australia’s national security laws as a “threat to the future of journalism” and called on Tony Abbott to protect press freedom more effectively."



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Snowden calls on web users to drop Dropbox and face off with Facebook- The Inquirer

"EDWARD SNOWDEN has repeated his warning that Dropbox is an "affront to privacy"."



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Australia’s defence intelligence agency conducted secret programs to help NSA | Australia news | theguardian.com

"Australia’s defence intelligence agency has conducted secretive programs to help the US National Security Agency hack and exploit computer networks, according to documents published by the Intercept."



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Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security launches recruitment drive to monitor ASIO

 "The Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security has launched a recruitment drive to strengthen her office's ability to oversee a raft of new powers granted to the Australian intelligence community earlier this month. "



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American website Intercept reveals secret activities of Australian spy agency

 "An American website has revealed some of the most secret activities of Australia's electronic spy agency as well as counter-espionage information that Australia's closest allies withheld from Canberra."



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BAE Systems’ Laser-Guided Rocket Successfully Demonstrates Precision Strike Capability for Australian Defence Forces | Business Wire

"During the ground-based live fire event in August, held at the Woomera Prohibited Area test range in South Australia, the APKWS laser-guided technology was on target with all seven shots fired while integrated with the FZ90 rocket motor and warhead. "



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